The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-07-15
LAND AND CRIME IN ERIN.
LORD CHURCHILL SPEAKS ON THE
FORMER IN THE COMMONS.

the Restrictions of the Leaseholders
Cause.-The Bankruptcy Clause De-
c,ered One of the Measures Worst
Eestures-Baron Ashbourne Starts
the Debate in the House of Lords.
LONDON, July 14.-The Unionists will
abstain from voting on the bankruptcy
clauses of the land bill if they are not aban-
doned In the face of the threatened pro-
longed opposition to the bill many of the
Conservatives are urging the government to
he content to pass the lease holders clause
and to leave the remainder of the new bill
over till the next session.
DEBATING ON THE LAND BILL.
In the House of Commons this evening
Lord Randolph Churchill resuming the de
hate On the land bill, objected to Mr.. Ban
uermans amendment that the bill be re-
iected) only as raising false issue. There
was a general agreement, he said, on the
noint that the bill was absolutely necessary
10 afford relief to the Irish tenantry 1t was
a great mistake to impute want of good
faith to the government in the proposals of
the bill The government had been forced
to offer temporary land measure before
the session closed, for no more odious duty
could devolve upon the Irish government
than to administer the crimes act unaccom-
panied by a measurse which would satisfy
The tenantry. [Cries of hear, hear.l
DILLON SUPPORTED.
Proceeding to examine the clauses of the
bill. he supported Mr.. Dllon's criticisms on
the restrictions of the leaseholder's clause,
which be hoped the government would
amend He did not see that the tenantry
would derive any benefit from the clause
dealing with evictlons [Parnellite cheers.
He would fear to entrust Irish agents, ad-
visers of landlords, with the powers con-
ferred upon them under that clause. [Cries
Of "Oh" from the Conservative benches and
cheers What would nave been the state
of Ireland if this clause had been in opera
ton last winter!
APPALLING TO CONTEMPLATE.
He did not doubt that from one quarter
to one-half of the tenantry would have been
evicted, and the result would have been
state of tumult and disorder appalling to
contemplate. [Cheers.l 1t was not within
the limit of physical possibilities to deal
with the clause this session The bill must
be lightened by throwing it over. The
bankruptcy clauses were equally objection
able, inasmuch as they would tend to lower
the moral tone of the tenantry, besides pro-
ducing an immeasurable mass of litigation.
Cheers from the Irish benches.] The gov
eminent, in view of the large number of
tenants who it was expected would be forced
into bankruptcy, seemed to be trying to
build up a system of national credit ON
widespread foundation of national insol-
Vency. II the government, with the Irish
members, would agree to deal with arrears
and division of judicial rents instead of the
bankruptcy clause, the bill would be de
prlyed of its worst features and would be-
come acceptable to the country. CHEERS
SIR HARCOURT REPLIES.
Sir William Vernon Harcourt congratu.
lated Lord Randolph on mis- clear exposition
OF the defects of the bill If Lord Randolph's
speech led to a new development of the bill
the House would have no difficulty in pass
ing 1t. Lord Randolph had performed a
capital operation under chloroform upon
the measure, Transforming its nature and
leaving mere skeleton of the bill. If the
government assented the House would nov
uy to put some decent clothing on the
skeleton. Let the government throw over
board the clause that both the Tories and
Liberals opposed and the bill going without
delay TO committee would find an easy pass
age.
GOSHEN DEFENDS THE BILL.
Mr. Goshen, Chancellor Of the Exchequer,
speaking in behalf of the government said
tnat while they would not attempt to dis
gulSe the difficulty OF their task they must
'eiuse 10 buy a single vote by
making any concession against their convic-
IONS Dwelling on the temporary character
Cl the bill he said the government would do
tneir best to meet the views of the gentle
men on the other side with regard to the
ieaSe-hoiders' clause, but he boldly defended
ule eviction clause. He could only
Understand the opposition to that
cause on the supposition that it
t;o was deemed advisable to keep up the evic-
uoh agitation with a view of influencing
pubic opinion. The government was not
uIe Stoppage of evictions would take
away half the stock in trade of
S tne IRISH agitators. He defended the
gdhKruptcy clauses, and denied
Lord Randolph Churchill's assertion that
ue government was trying TO found a sys-
VEN VEN OF national credit. He opposed the
PUN Tor revision of rents, advised by the
IGoTper commission as fatal to the coming
"iu purchase measure.
PARNELL TO THE ATTACK
oba bMr, Parnell upon rising was loudly
uneered. He said he thought Mr.. Goschen
"re WAS looking rather TO enhanced value of
bin9IPIty under his future land purchase
III III than to the interest of Irish tenants.
tne, oe government proposed TO abolish evic-
sna,L nI by executing them under
otf'0'her ~ name with the object
NJ gettng rid of the record
tait a"ucn transactions as evictiolls. The at
r, S'mPO 70 bolster judicial rents as n basis for
f'mJuase f",J @ would defeat its own end because
Eogi. EH would not bo purchased on the judicial
tbniS re warned the government that
ins, icT j.; lal9 scheme would not affect the feel
abssoit w. Ireland A speedy revision of rents was
Mutely necessary. He suggested that If
Ho S9vernment was not disposed to accept
mi,Stvlce Sgtvlce OF the Cowper Commission it
No.. SHV at least meet the Irish members half
=, GLADsToEE's VIEWS.
ernra. ,s, gladstone, presuming that the gov
rard dnV maintained an open mind with re-
Seoro W the suggestions made thought 10
brt ~ 10 press the amendment TO division,
libo,.,.na ,nat the House sh0uld he left at
nro,y 10 amend and substantially inn
tb,tt the bill. The committee understood
wos II pressed TO do so the government
clan" Wiling to drop the bankruptcy
that =, tic reminded the House
ho Vhose clauses constituted what
as n sovernment had always put forward
nbst,.ohllhent part of the bill, and that no
Mr. NSTqlOe SqOe was proposed Assuming that
anon chamberlain intended 10 press his
tion on"i''nents, "i Mr.. Gladstons called attcn-
Srnctpi ana hailer! his speech with great sat
,dvoaton. Tho opposition had obtained an
havo ground which they could not
prosnoat oo.ttlcipated a week ago, and with the
w n Vi SUN further Improvement.